68: Changed my mind

After listening calmly, General Manager Zhang Jianxia said: "Old Huang, have we encountered few problems at Zhongxing Microelectronics? Materials from Japan, machines from the Netherlands, and technical restrictions from Eagle Country, which one wasn't a challenge? But we overcame them one by one."

Japan wouldn't sell us materials, so we obtained them through other means; we couldn't buy machines from the Netherlands, so we found second-hand ones; Eagle Country was worried about technology leaks and sent Charles to monitor us around the clock, but even so, we didn't give up.

"As long as Charles leaves, the issue of technical licenses should be resolved, and production is about to begin, so should we give up just because of TSMC's threat? If we all give up, how will China's chip industry develop?"

Hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

"But... sigh..." Manager Huang hesitated to speak, finally turning into just a sigh.

General Manager Zhang Jianxia saw it and said: "Old Huang, I understand your concerns, the fine amount is definitely not small, but the chip industry inherently requires large investments, and I didn't plan to make money these two years anyway."

"Let's talk about it after the production line is up and running!" he said firmly.

"Yes, Zhang Zong!" everyone responded in unison, their eyes gleaming with determination.

"Gu Cheng, from today onwards, the task of overcoming technical difficulties is entrusted to you." General Manager Zhang Jianxia continued, "We must develop independently and not let every penny of the fine be wasted."

"I know this isn't easy, but we must conquer this problem!" General Manager Zhang Jianxia's tone was resolute.

"Yes, Zhang Zong!" Gu Cheng stood up and responded firmly.

Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed slightly; although it was just a small technical team, for a technology-driven enterprise, such a task meant immense responsibility and opportunity.

Gu Cheng's status would undoubtedly be significantly elevated because of this; everyone understood that this was a signal that General Manager Zhang Jianxia intended to cultivate Gu Cheng as a successor.

Therefore, their gazes towards Gu Cheng also became friendlier.

After the meeting ended, everyone left the conference room in turn, but no one left immediately; they were all waiting for Gu Cheng to come out.

When Gu Cheng walked out of the room, the managers immediately stepped forward to greet him, their faces beaming with smiles and their words full of compliments; Gu Cheng's smile also became brighter as he responded politely.

He enjoyed the feeling of being respected.

General Manager Zhang Jianxia didn't notice any of this; he sat in his office, looking out the window, his heart exceptionally calm; ever since moving here, he had fallen in love with this view, which was the hometown scenery he had always dreamed of.

This time, he was determined to develop and strengthen Zhongxing Microelectronics and make China's chip industry rise.

"Knock, knock, knock..." A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

He adjusted his mood, then said: "Please come in."

"Please come in."

The door creaked open slowly.

Wang Yaping, General Manager Zhang Jianxia's secretary, walked in; she was one of the first people he hired after working in Shanghai; although she was a woman, she had a straightforward personality and acted decisively, and everyone affectionately called her Wang Jie.

She was meticulous in handling details, which made General Manager Zhang Jianxia trust her greatly; his evaluation of her was: "With a fierce tiger in her heart, she delicately sniffs the rose."

"Is there something, Wang Secretary?"

"Zhang Zong, you forgot to eat lunch again, didn't you? I happened to cook an extra portion of noodles and brought it for you."

It was then that General Manager Zhang Jianxia realized it was already noon, and hunger followed; his stomach unconsciously rumbled; he originally wanted to refuse, but hunger made him change his mind.

"Oh, haha, Xie Xie you."

"You're welcome."

After speaking, she placed the noodles on the table and turned to leave the office; General Manager Zhang Jianxia picked up the document covering the noodles; the noodles had just been put in the pot and hadn't completely softened yet.

Wang Yaping had clearly waited until everyone left the conference room to help him make the noodles, to prevent them from getting too soggy; he was about to cover the noodles with the document again when he noticed that a patch of the document bag was already wet, and black writing was faintly visible.

"This is... a mask design?"

He frowned, hesitated for a moment, but still opened the document bag; as he flipped through the pages of drawings, General Manager Zhang Jianxia's expression gradually changed from initial scrutiny to surprise and disbelief.

"This... how is this possible?"

This kind of structural design was simply incredible; although he had seen many block layouts, this was the first time he had seen such an exquisite design; if chips were made according to these drawings, their performance would be very powerful, surpassing many existing products.

The faster he looked, the more shocked the expression on his face became.

Time was passing; the instant noodles in the bowl went from hard to soggy; however, General Manager Zhang Jianxia didn't notice these changes at all; his attention was completely focused on the drawings in his hand.

"How is this possible?"

"Whose work is this?"

Unconsciously, he flipped to the last page of the drawings; the last page was no longer a complex mask design but a line of small text; this line of text answered all of General Manager Zhang Jianxia's questions.

He softly read out those words: "Xu Ning, Huating Hotel..."

Immediately, he picked up the phone on the desk and called for Wang Secretary from the outer office.

"Zhang Zong, you're looking for me?" Wang Secretary asked.

General Manager Zhang Jianxia directly handed over the folder, "Who gave you this document?"

Wang Secretary looked at the mark on the folder and immediately recognized it, "It was given to me by Deputy Manager Gu Cheng; he said he didn't need it, so I kept it to use as a lid for the instant noodles."

"Did something happen?" she asked curiously, noticing that the instant noodles in front of General Manager Zhang Jianxia had turned into a lump.

General Manager Zhang Jianxia's face darkened, and he already had the answer in his heart; Gu Cheng, this young man, was just too arrogant; if he had been a little more patient and looked at the block layout diagrams at the back, he would have discovered their value.

It seems it was too early to let Gu Cheng be the leader of the technical breakthrough team, but now is not the time to think about this; he has more important things to do.

"Wang Secretary, prepare a car; I need to go out and meet someone in person."

"What?" Wang Secretary exclaimed in surprise; everyone in the company knew that General Manager Zhang Jianxia hadn't gone out for a long time to deal with Charles, and now that Charles was about to leave, General Manager Zhang Jianxia decided to go out at this critical juncture.

This person must be very important; although she didn't know who the other party was, she understood that Zhang Zong considered this meeting crucial.

Thinking of this, her expression became firm, "Understood, I'll arrange it immediately!"

Huating Hotel.

Xu Ning had just woken up, and the first thing he did was check the document bag on the desk; finding the document bag missing, he breathed a sigh of relief—it seemed Commander Tang had seen the message and had given the document to General Manager Zhang Jianxia; knowing the task was complete, he stretched his limbs and got out of bed.

After taking a shower, the hungry Xu Ning realized it was already seven in the evening; he hadn't eaten anything all day; so he casually grabbed a piece of clothing to put on and walked straight towards the downstairs restaurant.

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